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The Myanmar (Sanctions) Regulations 2021
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- 2021 No. 496
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- Sch. 4 para. 1(1) Sch. 4 para. 1 renumbered as Sch. 4 para. 1(1) by S.I. 2024/1157 reg. 33(12)(a)(i)
- Sch. 4 para. 1(2)(3) inserted by S.I. 2024/1157 reg. 33(12)(a)(iii)
- Sch. 4 para. 11 and cross-heading inserted by S.I. 2024/1157 reg. 33(12)(c)
- Sch. 4 para. 1(1) words inserted by S.I. 2024/1157 reg. 33(12)(a)(ii)
- reg. 13(3A) inserted by S.I. 2024/1157 reg. 33(2)
- reg. 15(3A) inserted by S.I. 2024/1157 reg. 33(3)
- reg. 41(9)(10) inserted by S.I. 2024/1157 reg. 33(4)
- reg. 41A inserted by S.I. 2024/1157 reg. 33(5)
- reg. 50(4A)-(4C) inserted by S.I. 2024/1157 reg. 33(7)(b)
- reg. 50(6A) inserted by S.I. 2024/1157 reg. 33(7)(c)
- reg. 50A inserted by S.I. 2024/1157 reg. 33(8)
- reg. 51(1)(j)-(m) inserted by S.I. 2024/1157 reg. 33(9)(a)
- reg. 51(3D)-(3K) inserted by S.I. 2024/1157 reg. 33(9)(b)
- reg. 51(5)(da) inserted by S.I. 2024/1157 reg. 33(9)(c)
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2. In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018;
“arrangement” includes any agreement, understanding, scheme, transaction or series of transactions, whether or not legally enforceable (but see paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 for the meaning of that term in that Schedule);
“CEMA” means the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 M1;
“the Commissioners” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;
“conduct” includes acts and omissions;
“document” includes information recorded in any form and, in relation to information recorded otherwise than in legible form, references to its production include producing a copy of the information in legible form;
[F1“director disqualification licence” means a licence under regulation 44A;]
“the Dual-Use Regulation” means Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items;
“humanitarian assistance activity” includes the work of international and non-governmental organisations carrying out relief activities in Myanmar for the benefit of the civilian population there;
“the Myanmar security forces” means the Tatmadaw and the Myanmar Police Force, including the Border Guard Force, and any person acting on their behalf or under their command or control;
“serious human rights violation or abuse” means a serious violation or abuse of any of the human rights specified in regulation 4;
“the Tatmadaw” means the Myanmar Armed Forces;
“trade licence” means a licence under regulation 45;
“Treasury licence” means a licence under regulation 44(1);
“United Kingdom person” has the same meaning as in section 21 of the Act.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2 inserted (16.5.2024) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/643), regs. 1(2), 16(2)
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I1Reg. 2 in force at 29.4.2021 at 2.00 p.m., see reg. 1(2)
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